By Robert St. Estephe–Gonzo Historian–is dedicated to uncovering the
forgotten past of marginalizing men. “Gonzo journalism” is characterized
as tending “to favor style over fact to achieve accuracy.” Yet history –
especially “social history” – is written by ideologues who distort and
bury facts in order to achieve an agenda. “Gonzo” writing is seen as
unorthodox and surprising. Yet, in the 21st century subjectivity,
distortion and outright lying in non-fiction writing is the norm. Fraud
is the new orthodoxy. Consequently, integrity is the new
“transgressive.”
Welcome to the disruptive world of facts, the world of Gonzo History.
Acid throwing is in the news these days due to the prevalence of this crime in South Central Asia. Reported statistics show victims to be about 80% female. Statistics on the sex of the perpetrator are much harder to find (and have not been located by UHoM yet). The epidemic of acid attacks started, we are told, in the 1980s. These crimes are, every reasonable person would agree, are of the most cruel kind and are deserving of the most extreme condemnation. Yet the specialists who make an effort to publicize this horrible crime epidemic are classifying it as a “gender issue.”
Welcome to the disruptive world of facts, the world of Gonzo History.
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Acid throwing is in the news these days due to the prevalence of this crime in South Central Asia. Reported statistics show victims to be about 80% female. Statistics on the sex of the perpetrator are much harder to find (and have not been located by UHoM yet). The epidemic of acid attacks started, we are told, in the 1980s. These crimes are, every reasonable person would agree, are of the most cruel kind and are deserving of the most extreme condemnation. Yet the specialists who make an effort to publicize this horrible crime epidemic are classifying it as a “gender issue.”